Vahan Michael Garibian

February 5, 1936 - June 30, 2017

Vahan Michael Garibian passed on 6/30/17 at Linwood Care Center. He worked for General Food, Birdseye, Post Cereal, Nabisco and Raytheon. He was born and raised in the Bronx in New York City where he earned his Chemical Engineering degree from City College of New York. He later earned his Master's in Business Administration from NYU and Southern Illinois. During his career he assisted in the development of many foods, most notably pop rocks, stove top stuffing and minute rice. He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help where he was an eucharistic minister and lector. He was an avid Yankee fan and loved boating and working with wood. He is survived by his wife, the love of his life, Lillian, with whom he enjoyed 59 years of marriage. He enjoyed raising two wonderful children; his son, Christopher, and daughter Victoria. One of his greatest joys in life was watching his grandchildren Andrew, Michelle, Jonathan, Matthew and Katherine grow and becoming loving, caring, successful young adults. He is also survived by his sister, Virginia Spacil. He was predeceased by his mother, Mary Orcharian, father, Vahan Garibian and a brother, Richard. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 4th from 2:00 to 4:00 and again from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Wimberg Funeral Home, 211 E. Great Creek Road, Galloway 609-641-0001. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, July 5th at 11:00 AM at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish – Church of the Assumption, 146 S. Pitney Rd, Galloway. Interment will immediately follow at Laurel Memorial Park Cemetery, Tilton Rd, Egg Harbor Twp. For directions or condolences, please visit wimbergfuneralhome.com.